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New session this year This class will focus on the Daily Five in grades 3-5: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Listen to Reading, Spelling/Word Work. Learn five daily and effective techniques to meaningfully engage students during your literacy block. The Daily Five is easy to incorporate, realistic and teacher friendly. This course will also talk about how to incorporate some of the strategies listed in The Daily Cafe book by "the Sisters" to enhance your Literacy block. Note: If you own the book, The Daily Five and/or The Daily Cafe Books by "The Sisters" Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, please bring it to class with you. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement.

New session this year Students need multiple reading experiences to increase their comprehension. This session will explore ways to groom accountable talk in partnerships. Reading strategies blessed by Ellin Keene, Debbie Miller, and Stephanie Harvey will be highlighted. This session addresses the reading licensure requirement.

New session this year Are you perplexed by the mobile devices that are all the rage in education? How do I run one? How is it different from my laptop/desktop computer? What about the settings? What in the world are apps? Where’s the mouse? What about my files? Why all the buzz in education? Explore all of these questions. You will work with the iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone at a basic level and will improve your understanding of why these devices are being embraced as classroom tools. Bring an iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone with you. If you have never touched one of these devices or felt lost when you did, join us! This session addresses the technology licensure requirement.

New session this year Grading has always been an integral part of teaching and a time consuming process, but what do our grade books really tell us? What do they tell our students? How can we use grades as an effective communication tool to help students and families take greater responsibility for learning? This session will explore some of the biggest misconceptions about grading and grading practices, as well as identify how to develop a grading system that is meaningful, efficient and informative.

New session this year This session will provide participants with an overview of how SMART Boards can be incorporated in any classroom, any day, and basic uses for the SMART Board. It should help broaden the view of how SMART Boards can engage students and even draw them to the front of the room rather than the back. This session addresses the technology licensure requirement.